KINGSBURY, Eva Anna Koehler

May 17, 2009

KINGSBURY, Eva Anna Koehler

Eva Anna Koehler Kingsbury, 96, lifetime Coventry resident, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, (May 15, 2009). Eva was born to Emil J. and Elsa Koehler on July 16, 1912, the second of their six children. She was married to the late George A. Kingsbury Sr., and mother to George Andrew Kingsbury Jr., Jean Louise Kingsbury, and predeceased infant, Alan Charles Kingsbury. Eva was a graduate of Coventry Brick School, 1925, Manchester High School, 1929, Willimantic State Normal School, 1931 and Eastern Connecticut College. She had a lifelong involvement with the Coventry Grange No. 75 and Second Congregational Church of Coventry, where she taught Sunday school, served on the congregation's committee, and scripted numerous productions, including the 200th and 250th church anniversary pageants. She was a member of the Coventry Historical Society for many years, and instrumental in the preservation of the Brick School. Eva's passion for education is evidenced by her induction into the prestigious Outstanding Educators of America Guild in 1970. During her career she taught in Mansfield at Reynolds School, and in Coventry at the Coventry Brick School, G.H. Robertson School and Coventry Grammar School. Eva's primary love was for her family and friends. In addition to her children, she leaves behind grandchildren, Lynne Heneidi, Kathryn Porter, Elisabeth Kingsbury, Daniel Kingsbury and Michael Kingsbury; great-grandchildren, Saleh and Mabrookah Heneidi; Malik, Janan and Hana Al-Henaid; and Kristina Porter, as well as cousins and in-laws who all had an enormous place in her heart.

Please join family and friends on Tuesday, May 19, at 2 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church of Coventry, Rt. 44, Coventry. Burial in Grant Hill Cemetery will follow. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Eva Kingsbury Education Fund, c/o Rockville Bank, 1671 Boston Turnpike, Coventry, CT 06238. Arrangements have been entrusted to Coventry-Pietras Funeral Home. For online condolences please visit: www.pietrasfuneralhome.com